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SECTION 15 LOCAL IMPROVEMENT PROCESS STEP ACTION 1 PROJECT INITATION: Projects may be initiated in two ways: (1) Petition by 35% of the af- fected property owners; or (2) By order of the City Council. Petitions for improvements must be submitted by August 15.. la PETITION REVIEW: If project is petitioned, The City Council must determine if the peti- tion conforms with the guidelines of M.S.429.035. 2 FEASIBILITY REPORT: The Council instructs the City Engineer to prepare a preliminary report on the proposed improvement. The report will indicate feasibility of proceeding with the im- provement and estimated costs. 3 ACCEPT FEASIBILITY REPORT /CALL FOR HEARING: The City Engineer will submit the freasibility report to the Council. The Council will then schedule a date for a public hearing on the improvement. Notice of hearing iwll be mailed to all affected property owners at least 10 days prior to the hearing date. Notice of hearing will also we published twice in the ECM Post- Review. 4 PUBLIC HEARING ON IMPROVEMENT: The purpose o£ the hearing is to give all interested pro- perty owners a chance to make comment on the proposed improvement. If the project is peti- tioned by 1008 of the affected property owners, then this step may be skipped. 5 ORDER IMPROVEMENT /PREPARATIONS OF PLANS: If the City Council chooses to proceed with the project, then the improvement is ordered. The City Engineer will be directed to prepare the necessary plans and specificatibns_ 6 APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS /ORDERING ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS: When the City Engineer has completed the plans and specifications, they will be presented for consideration by the City Council. Upon approval of the plans and specifications, the Council will direct the City Clerk to advertise for bids for making the improvement. At a minimum, the advertisement will be placed in the ECM Post - Review and the Construction Bulletin 17